Jay's Articles

Posted on 5/23/2012 8:29 AM By Jay

May 28, 2012

More than three dozen U.S. and British faith-based investment firms have banded together to get the Summer Olympics' major sponsors and tourist hotels to sign a pledge saying they will work to stop human trafficking around the Olympic Games.

Posted on 5/23/2012 8:28 AM By Jay

May 28, 2012

Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, is discontinuing its student health insurance plan in the upcoming school year in opposition to the Obama administration's mandate requiring most religious employers to provide no-cost contraceptive and sterilization coverage in its health insurance plans.

Posted on 5/23/2012 8:26 AM By Jay

May 28, 2012

The Archdiocese of Washington issued a statement May 15 strongly criticizing Georgetown University for selecting Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as a featured speaker at an awards ceremony during its commencement week ceremonies.

Posted on 5/23/2012 8:24 AM By Jay

May 28, 2012

Ten years after a historic papal response to clerical sex abuse, the Vatican urged priests to strive for greater holiness in their lives so they might effectively minister to others and reverse the tide of atheism.

Posted on 5/23/2012 8:21 AM By Jay

Posted on 5/16/2012 10:56 AM By Jay

May 21, 2012

Celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of a town founded to be a model of Gospel peace and justice, Pope Benedict said Christians today must find ways to infuse their cities and nations with Gospel values while welcoming and respecting people with other beliefs.

Posted on 5/16/2012 10:55 AM By Jay

May 21, 2012

Although she was never canonized, St. Hildegard of Bingen is to be added to the Catholic Church's formal list of saints, and Catholics worldwide may celebrate her Sept. 17 feast day with a Mass and special readings by order of Pope Benedict.

Posted on 5/16/2012 10:54 AM By Jay

May 21, 2012

While a Vatican investigation or demand for reform can feel like the end of the world to the group or institution involved, Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., said his experience has been that such actions are not devastating and actually can be opportunities.

Posted on 5/16/2012 10:48 AM By Jay

Posted on 5/16/2012 10:46 AM By Jay

May 21, 2012

A largely young and noisy crowd gathered on Parliament Hill for the 2012 March for Life to urge Parliament to make abortion illegal and to remind officials that children are the building blocks of society.

Posted on 5/16/2012 10:43 AM By Jay

Posted on 5/9/2012 9:45 AM By Jay

May 14, 2012

Both the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., are defending themselves against lawsuits filed by Catholic school teachers who were fired for pursuing in vitro fertilization treatments.